The Sun. — London, England, 1838-04-28 00:00:00

distillation, and promote drunkenness by the consumption of foreign :ind cheap spirits. Now these arguments, which obviously flow from individual selfishness, and have indi vidual gratification for their attainment, are no jus tification of restrictions, or taxes, which affect the whole community ; and it does not recommend na tional religious establishments to us, and will scarcely recommend them to the people, to be told by Dr. UHALMERs that they are founded on an exception to a great body of scientific truth, similar to that on which landlords attempt to defend the law for lessening the supply of food. The Corn-law which tends to starve the people, and religious establishments which violate the rights of conscienc e an d o f property, are b ath, as we now l e arn from Dr. C HALMERS, except i ons to w h at h e ca ll s the salu tary rule, that legislators should not interfere with the S upply of the market. The great difference between religious instruction and commerce, which constitutes the former an exception to rules which apply to the latter, Dr. CHALMERS stated to he, that there is no sustained natural demand for religious i nstruction, as there is for those commodities which corn- Ther ce supplies. As hunger increases, any commandable price will be given for food ; as men are sunk in voluptu ousness and ignorance, they are said to be averse from re ceiving the religious instruction which might cure them. I t may be suitable to the avocation of the priesthood thus to exalt the vast merit of their teaching, and thus to decry human nature ; but history proves that there is as strong and as sustained a demand for religious instruction, as much craving aftor -a knowledge of man's origin and end , and as good a will to pay largely for it, as a craving for fold and readiness to procure it—to say nothing of the dernanJ and supply of a multitude of less necessary articles, whirh are a bundantly and constantly provided by the laws of free trade. On the sustained demand for reli gious instruction a wily priesthood has, in almost every age, been able to procure from the people much greater wealth than those who have supplied them with food. But we should do injustice to our arguments on these points were we now to attempt to show in detail that there is as natural and as extensive a demand for religious instruction as for food, and that it has repaid, and always will amply repay, those wh o undertake to supply the c raving. We may probably return to the subject. We cannot, however, allow a single day to pass with out noticing the factious attack which Dr. CHALMERS, at the close of his leeture, in the very spirit of the virulent and vituperative Times, made on those who advocate economy in the public expenditure. After the fashion of the profligat e younger sons and other spendthrifts who write in Blackwood and Fraser, the Learned Tory made a serie s of observations in favour of public extravagance, which excites the warmest enthusiasm of those who seek to profit by the public purse. But if there be one virtue which more than another it is now essential to press on the attention of Statesmen of all parties, in order that the poor may be both enabled b y every poss ibl e reduction of taxation to save, and encoui-aged to be thrifty by the example of their superiors, it is public economy. The Priest who, pretending to be the friend of the poor, could vilify that admirable virtue, which is unhappily so scarce, because perchance it might k eep a few pounds of gold from the la p of his own order, shows himself to be perfectly rabid with faction and the deadly enemy, both morally and pecuniarily, of the very classe s he pretends to be most anxious to serve. Thy 11 ie public is more deeply interested, than it is at al lilva;e of, in the zealous efforts of the distinguished founders 'of th e National Loan Fund and Life Assurance Society. In th e success of this vast project, we can clearly perceive the seeds of a rich harvest of popular comfort-the germs of a social and moral regeneration, the influence of which Will in tim e pervade the humblest hovel in the land. We believ e it is now some months since we directed public at tention to the prospectus, published by the able Chairman and original Founder of the Institution, Mr. T. LAMIE MURRAY, when we stated that the whole scheme was by no means perfected, although it offered, to persons of limited Income, inducements to the forming of providential habits never before held out to them. We have now the outline of the complete plan before us, and never was there a project submitt e d to us so well calculated to benefit the humbler classes of society, The principal inducements which it offers to Prudent and economical habits among the w orkingclasses are the following :-A person insuring his life for any sum, no Thatter bow small, say from twenty years of age, may at t he age of fifty, fifty-five, or sixty, exchange it for a fixed annuity, to be paid to him during his life ; or he may ac cept in lieu thereof a fixed sum of money proportioned to t he amount of his past payments, and not to the actual market price of his policy ; or he may at any time, by de- Positing his policy with the Society, borrow upon it two thirds of all the money he may have paid into the Society Vithout detriment to his interest in such policy ; or, in ' ti le event of his death, two-thirds of all the money lie ' M aY have paid into the S o c iet y is made returnable to his f riends or executors, for the benefit of his family or legal hei rs. To suit the convenience and to meet the necessities .of the humblest classes, the payments upon the policies e Y be made weekly, monthly, quarterly, or annually ; and that the poorest may not be without a hope of bet , tering their condition, payments upon policies not exce eding sixpence weekly are contemplated ! Now there are very few labouring men who-were they to frequent the beer s h ops an d pu bli c -h ouses l ess th an they now do, to b ruin of their health, their morals, and their families qaigfht "t Pay into such an Institution from a shilling to ..a-er own weekly. This saving would amount to an Independence in old age. A labourer aged twenty-three, by th e payment of a shilling a week out of his earnings, wa.oonuldo,f an ann u i ty of On reaching the a ge o f fifty, find himself in posses life, 81. ifs. 3d. for the remainde r of his whichl 6 i t would b e o ptional with him to exchange for Cott s. in mone y. This sum would pay t he rent of his age , and enable hi m t o p as s the rest of his days with a compar at i ve degree of comfort. A weekly payment of six ' P e nce would produce half the benefit ; a payment of two xbill iugs would double it-and so on in proportion. Let it be remembered that the advantages held out by this Insti tution belong as a matter of absolute right to the assured, and its i mmense superiority to Saving Banks an d B ene fi t Societies as an engine for the moral improvement of the P e ople, will b e at once percept ibl e. Thi s S oc i e ty l a ys no claim to the merits of a charitable Institution, carried on under the management of a Committee of self-sacrificing Phil anthropists. It does not affect to be guided by any P r inciples but those of trade, and its relations with the Publi c will be purely of a commercial character. It will n t ot, like the Saving Bank, refuse the poor man's earnings , than they may have accumulated to something more will Would pay a rich man's glover's bill fo r a y ear ; neither ; it, like the Trustees of a Bene fit Club, institute an y -u irY, should the assured require a loan to the amount of t ric l • " w °-third s of his payments. The following Notes to the " sb Tab les of Deferred Annuities," which have been pub by Mr. MURRAY, the Chairman, will place the is atveral advantaffes offered to the labourer, the merchant, a l " . the capit a li s t, by the Loan Fund Soc iet y , in as cl ear a i g h t as it is possible to put them Person, aged 23, by the payment of Is. per weak, o r 12s. per ." t o, will se cure, on attaining the age of 50, the option of an annuity of l 16s 3c1., cash ' down 113/. 65., or a policy on his life for 178!. Is. ru 1., Y one-half the payment, that is, Id per week,Bovrfie m I!. v 6s. per the en. Pay t ,,, n e will s e c ure th e o ption of half the be nefits. th e Balt% h e will be entitled to the option of fiv e times(tAhlelbernornefiito%santdo te rm , n ,! may be extended to any oth er p ro p ortion. Itirnebe".with the period.) Two-thirds of the payments p may at any survive hdr awn on &posit of the policy ; and should theiparty not is sent atives." ' t wo-third s o f hie payments will be returned to repre. Th e substance o f this te has been giv en above, but its repetition will serve to remove all doubts as to the rectness with which we have given the Society's views. -10 conti nue oi:o n pers on, aged 24, may secure, on attaining the age of 50, th: forlife . I ' .. ) f an annuit of 104 his , cash down 126/. Ils., or a policy on 0 2/. Is y , 6d. by the annual payment of 3/. 35 , or a single pay- mea t e t 4t.1. 85.; or by p aymen t of 1 U. Os. Id. for disparity of age, he the entitled' to the same benefits by the same annual payment as for . n age of 20 , 2.1. Us. per annum. by A a nnuity of 5,91, or five times the other benefits, may be secur ed Ci e _ t unes the payment ; and, in like ma nner, a ny other annuit y aro corresponding benefits may be purchased by making the payment ac cordingly. A perso n , " a ged 23, by the payment of 21 . 12s. per annum, will secure, d owt ; 1 2 11) 11 the age o f 55, the opt ion of an A nnuit y of I_ol. Us. 7d.; Cash 1 t'l• Cs. ; or a Policy on his life for 2001. ls. 4 r _Person ;2sed 23 ma y secur e on attaining the age of 55, an annuity with th e O th er opt i ons, by the annual payment of 2/. ls. 9d., or g l e Payment 0134/. 10s 3d.; or on p a y ment of 81. 18s. 4d. for dis. Parity.it. ,he will b e en ti t l e d t o th e s ame benefits by an annual payment of N. the same as for ago 20. Person, aged 25, by the paymen t o f 21. 12s. per annum, will secure % A n o ilta ning the ag e o f 60 , th e option of an annuity of 20!. 13s. 4d. ; cash - 02 /. Is ; or a policy on his life for 259/. 19 5 . nut, Person,. aged 26, ma y smire , on attaining the age of 60, an an- Dr ot 101, with the other opt i ons , l t y the annual payment of 1 /. 6s. 9d., a LY .zingi:paym„t Of 22/. 17s. 3d.; or An payment of 61. 14s. 3d. for THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1538. disparity, he will be entitled to the same benefits by an annual payment of 18s. Ild., the same as for age 20. A person, age :I 23, by the payment of 2.1. 12s. per annum, will secure, on attaining the age of 65, the option of an annuity of 40!. Bs. 2d. ; cash down, 3331. 7s. ; or a policy on his life for 393/. 15s. A person, aged 30, may secure, on attaining the age of 65, an annuity of 10/., with the other options, by the annual payment of 19s. 6d., or a sinple payment of 16/. 7s. ld. ; or on payment of 71. 3s. I ld. for dispa rity, he will be entitled to the same benefits, by an annual payment of 10s. 1 ld. ; the same as for age 20. These are advantages such as are not to be met with by persons in an humble, or even a moderately respectable walk of life, in any Assurance-office, Savings'-bank, or Benefit-society yet established. Extend it so as to include the great majority of the labouring population, and we shall hear no more about the anarchical designs of the working classes. The moment the working man is made to feel that he has an interest in the maintenance of established institutions —that revolutionary anarchy, or national bankruptcy, threatens the loss of the little annuity to which his pa rents, his friends, and his family, have been looking for ward for so many years—from that moment may the State may rely upon the honest zeal of his endeavours to keep up its gredit and preserve its tranquillity. The best antidote against revolution is the diffusion of a feeling of individual independence, having constantly in view the certainty of the means of becoming so by honest individual exertion. Inde pendence gives self-respect, and that is the key to every virtue which constitutes a good citizen. In the Committee of Supply last night a discussion took place on the subject of the disbanding of the yeomanry force of Great Britain, when Lord JOHN RUSSELL justly observed that he did. rto . t . think that force ought to be wholly dismissed, but in paCific times like the present the services of a portion of it might be safely dispensed with. This called forth the ire of the 'Tories, who were of course anxious to maintain the yeomanry corps on their present footing, " for the purposes of political partisanship," as Mr. HImIE truly and forcibly declared. Sir ED. KNATCHBULL, in particular, was quite savage on the occasion, and Col. SIBTHORP talked as much nonsense as one is usually pre pared to expect from him. But Sir ROBERT PEEL was the great luminary of the evening. "He believed," said the Right Hon. Baronet, " that one of the most valuable effects of the yeomanry was, that it was not brought into collision with the people, but was a dormant strength. The highest possible compliment that could be paid to this force, was that it was never called into operation. There fore the absence of its active operations was the very best reason for continuing the yeomanry force." It would appear from this reasoning that the value of the yeomanry is in exact proportion to its inutility ; and that we are bound to keep up the expense of its maintenance, simply because it does nothing. Its being a " dormant strength," and" never called into operation" is its great recommendation. It is invaluable, precisely because it is utterly inactive. Its very drowsiness proves it to be the best of all public guardians. Now, upon this principle, Lord GLENELG should be the best Minister that ever sat entranced in Downing-street, for the Tories are never weary of assuring us that he is a " dormant strength." But let us apply this principle to Sir ROBERT PEEL'S own personal affairs. Let us suppose him just installed Prime Minister, and a crowd of hungry courtiers boring him with their offers of service. Some of the least discreet and sagacious assure him that they will do their utmost to discharge effectively whatever public duties he may en trust them with ; but these of course he dismisses with contempt ; and prefers instead to employ those who can boldly, and with a safe conscience, declare that they will make all possible haste to fall asleep, and become " a dormant strength," the instant that he places them into the public service. Truly, a Government made up of Sir ROBERT PEEL'S yeomanry principle of " dormant strength," would be a wondrous boon to the country ! We can imagine how safe and patriotic would be the deliberations of such a set of Tory Ministers sitting " dormant" in Downing -street ! What shrewd, and brisk, and statesmanlike suggestions must emanate from such a drowsy conclave ! But suppose, that at the very instant their " dormant strength" had reached the culminating point of inanimateness, a messenger should burst in with the tidings that the opera tives were in open insurrection in the North ! Would they be startled into activity by such intelligence ? Not a bit of it. Adopting their Right Hon. Tory leader's yeomanry principle, that they had a fine, inactive home force, irresistible by reason of its " dormant strength," to protect them, they would merely give orders for the trans mission of a cargo of night-caps to the Northern Yeomanry, and then quietly fall asleep again. We consider Sir ROBERT PEEL'S arguments last night as the richest speci mens of absurdity ever yet promulgated in Parliament. We understand that the Boroughreeve and Constables of Manchester, in compliance with a requisition signed by 300 persons, and presented to them yesterday, have called a public meeting of the inhabitants of that town and vici nity, to be held on Thursday next, the 3d of May, to con sider the propriety of petitioning Parliament for the imme diate, entire, and unqualified abolition of the system of negro apprenticeship in the British colonies. We rejoice that a town of so much importance, and so celebrated for its skill and manufacturing industry, is endeavouring, in concert with so many influential cities and towns in the empire, to prevent our youthful and beloved SOVEREIGN from being crowned a QUEEN of Slaves. The Standard of last night finds great fault with the answer returned by Mr. DRUMMOND, by command of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, to the address of the Tippe rary Magistrates, assembled at Cashel on the 7th of April, because it states that the representations of these Magistrates are at variance with the Lord- Lieutenant's official information. The Standard, with a natural love for unofficial information, calls it official impertinence to have information at variance with that supplied by the magistrates. But Lord MULGRAVE knows, as we know, that magistrates, and particularly Irish ma gistrates, and still more particularly Orange magistrates, do not halt at trifles when a little effect is to be produced favourable to their party. The country has been inundated with the non-official information of Orange magistrates and Orange journals, producing the most unfavourable and most unjust impressions in England of the character of the Irish, and everywhere exciting the most bitter and unre lenting animosity. We know, though the poor dupes of Orange journals and Orange magistrates will not believe it, that nine parts out of ten of the non-official information is like the evidence which the Standard ascribed to Mr. O'CONNELL, the false fabrication of some lying Orangeman or Orange Journal. It is precisely because the non-official information has a similar tendency and a similar character to the fabrication of the Standard, and other Orange Journals, that our Contemporary naturally loves it, and naturally hates as impertinent the official in formation at variance with it, as he hated Lord WINCUIL SEA'S and Mr. O'CONNELL'S letters, which exposed his falsification of Mr. O'CONNELL'S evidence. The poor de graded Standard has never dared to renew the subject. It has not been able to throw off the charge, and it seems not to have sufficient impudence to avow and defend the fabrication which its poor dupe Lord WINCHILSEA quoted from its leader. Now that the Committee upon Joint-Stock Banks is about to resume its labours, we earnestly trust that its proceeding s will be conducted in such a manner as will tend to convince the public that to elicit such facts as may pave the way for useful legislation, and not to shield an impolitic monopoly, was its object. We are willing to give the CHANCELLO R of the EXCHEQUER every credit for sincerity and fair-dealing in this matter, but we can assure him that upon a subject of such vital importance, the eyes of the country will be steadfastly fixed upon the proceed ings of the Committee. We do maintain that the people will not be satisfied — nay, that they will be, and with justice, incensed—if they find the least disposition displayed to frame a report from ex parte evidence. We do not say that there is any such inclination ; but to prevent the bare suspicion, an impartial array of witnesses must be summoned, and the question sifted to the bottom. Both in England and Ireland we are aware that a jealous feeling exists upon the part of the two chartered State Banks, to rival Joint Stock Establish ments. We must therefore have the question so tho roughly sifted as to enable us to judge how far monopoly in Banking has been serviceable or prejudicial to the best in terests of the country. The Bank of Ireland Charter has expired, and we think that no one will assert that the exclusive privileges which it possessed have been productive of the least benefit to the Sister Kingdom. Upon the contrary, its affairs have been managed in the worst spirit of intolerance and bigotry. Out of the fifteen persons who compose its Board of Directors, will it be credited that until lately not a Roman Cathoiic way to be found ; and that even now the number does not exceed oNE ? Nor does this illiberal feeling rest here—but extends itself throughout a ll its ramifications—so that not solvent industry, but po litical partizanship,received countenance and accommodation from the Bank Potentates of College Green. The last mo dification of the Charter was a great blessing to Ireland, as it enabled Joint-stock Banks to be established there, and as a proof of their utility, we will content ourselves with mentioning a single case. When the Agricultural Bank was first established, an application was made to it by a Scotch House for the loan of four thousand pounds, to start a lace manufac tory in Limerick. This sum, after proper inquiry, was lent—the manufactory commenced and prospered—and it is gratifying to know that 4,000 children, who would other wise be idle and starving, are employed in it !! ! The Bank of Ireland could not, by its Charter, have granted such a loan ; and without the existence of a Joint Stock Bank, it is more than probable that for such a purpose it could not have been procured. Our desire is that freedom in banking, united with public Security, may be attained—this is all that should be demanded, and with less, the country should not be satisfied. It is our painful duty to announce that many of the brave Poles, whom a cruel fate has driven from their native country, arc reduced to the last extremity of desti tution, and must perish for want of food, if not saved by the immediate interposition of a generous public. It appears from an advertisement in another column, to which we earnestly entreat the attention of our readers, that some of these unfortunate men have actually not tasted food for two or three day:. In such a case as this, where life is at stake, and when relief, to be of service, must be promptly administered, we need not, we are sure urge upon the charitable and the humane, the necessity of corning forward with their contributions without delay. Even to those whose political sentiments are not in ac cordance with*those of the Polish refugees, we appeal with confidence in the cause of the miserable exile reduced from affluence to poverty, and dying of want in a foreign land. In the contemplation of extreme distress political distinctions dis appear ; nature then resumes and vindicates her rights, compel ling the human heart to acknowledge the tie of brotherhood impressed upon it by the hand of Him who has made of one blood all nations that dwell upon the face of the earth. Let us then hope, that in this emergency the benevolent of all creeds and opinions, will act in conformity with that spirit of Christian charity which recognises none of the petty distinctions which tend to alienate mankind from one another. The Tory Journals in their pitiful attempts to give im portance to the acquisition of such a treasure as Sir FRANCIS BURDETT, are driven to the necessity of fabri cating a thousand lies, in order to impose upon the public. We ought not to be surprised at this course of proceed ing. Lying is too common a practice with these or gans of a disappointed and desperate faction, to excite anything in the shape of surprise, and least of all should it produce this feeling in a case like this, in which, without it, the "faded beau" would be a dead loss instead of a gain to the party. What but falsehood of the grossest description can make anything out of " Old Glory" but a silly, conceited, old man, who from motives of wounded vanity, acting on a mind in a state of decay, has deserted every principle which he formerly advocated, and embraced its opposite. To white-wash such a character as this, and give it a crust of external decency, requires the unrestricted exercise of the mendacious faculty, and accordingly we find the great adept of Printing-House-square continually using his gift in this line. It was only the other day this ve racious print asserted that a deputation from the Hudders field Radical Association had waited upon Old Glory to express how much the Association were ena moured of him, and presented to him a vote of thanks for his political conduct. 'When this falsehood came to the ears of the Association they met, and wiped off the foul stain from their:reputation by passing a resolu tion which we subjoin, with the exception of the last two lines, in which, it appears to us, the Association have gone out of their way to throw an unmerited censure upon a public man : " Resolved—That we, the members of the Huddersfield Radical Association, beg most unequivocally to deny the fabrication contained in the London Times newspaper of Monday last, stating that our body had appointed a deputation to express to Sir Francis Burdett our gratitude to that gentleman for his past patriotic services in his coun try's cause, and to assure him of our entire approval of the whole of his political career;' no such deputation ever having been appointed by us, or ever contemplated. And we should feel ourselves unworthy the name of Radicals or men were we to express onr approval of apostacy and po. litical delinquency. Letters and Papers from Mddrid to the 18th inst. in clusive, have been received. The Messrs. RICARD O of London, and M. ARDOAIN, of Paris, are reported to have offered to contract for the new loan of five millions declined by M. AGUADO. We doubt the truth of this rumour however. A loan guaranteed on the produce of mi nes , which the Carlists have proved themselves in a condition to destroy at any moment, would not meet with much favour in England, even if the language of the Madrid Cabinet betrayed no disregard of the principles of national good faith. The Paris Journals of Thursday are occupied with pre mature discussions relative to the trial of their intentional Regicide, HUBERT, and his accomplices. The ill-timed and badly advised seizure and prosecution of the Natio na l , for commenting upon the unconstitutional influ ence of the Duke of ORLEANS in the affairs of the army, is a subject of deep regret to the friends of the Orleans dynasty. The Journal du Havre of the 24th ult., contains the following article : " The Gange, whaler, Captain Grandraigne, which sailed from Havre on the 2d of August, 1837, arrived on the 10th December at the Bay of Islands, in Newfoundland, having met with very few wh a l es, and had, till that time, very bad weather. Captain Grandraigne plains bitterly of the vexatious offensive treatment to which the French are subjected who touch at New Zealand, and he asks to whom that island belongs, where the English colours are everywhere flying? He acids, " The English see with the greatest jealousy that our very recent intercourse with these countries, is becoming more extensive ; and some of those new settlers go so far as to endeavour to indispose the natives towards us, by telling them that we come to revenge the death of the unfortunate Marion. Accordingly, it is not without distrust that the New Zealanders consent to deal with us "—Journal desDebats. VIENNA, APRIL 14.—(Private Correspondence of the Constitution. nel.)—The three Sovereigns of Austria, Prussia, and Russia, will meet at Prague. The Kings of Hanover, Bavaria, and Wurtemburg will lac admitted to this Congress ; but Austria excludes the Italian Princes from it, considering them as dependent on the empire: and Prussia, pt oud of the supremacy in Germany, refuses to admit the Princes of that country into the Sanctuary. The question of the East and that of Spain, which our diplomatic gentlemen call the question of the West, will be the only ones discussed' at this Congress. The King of Prussia reserves to himself the solution of the religious difficulties, and consents that the Czar shall refuse all ex. planation with respect to the projects concerning Poland. The marriage of Mdlle. de Rosny to Prince Max of Leuchtenberg, Is the object of Prince Metternich, who hopes, that by uniting the Bourbon of the elder branch with a family which is in some measure a branch of that of Napoleon, he shall excite some apprehensions in the new dynasty of France. Baron Sina, a rich banker, has drawn on himself a severe reprimand, b,.c:.use he has given 40,000 florins for the sufferers by the inundation at Pesth, while the Emperor has given only 9.0,000. Prince Metter_ nich said to him, "It seems, Baron, that you do not understand pro priety. M. Rothschild is richer than you, and yet he has given only 15,000 florins. It appears that you think to set yourself above the Throne. The Emperor, Monsieur Banker Sina, will not forget this trait of beneficence and modesty." It is t o b e f oreseen that t he house of Rothschild will have henceforth the m ono p o l y o f financial operations. Co nstitutionncl. FRENCH FUNDS.-PARIS, APRIL 25. rive per Cents., 107 f. 50c. 55c. 65c 60c. 50c. 55c. sre• Four and a Half ner Cents. 105 f. 50c. Four per Cents., 10f1 25c. pt-r Cents., 80f. 65c. 60c. 55c. 51 1 c. Bank Actions, 2,695 f. 2,690 f. 2,692 f. 5Cc. Nente iie Naples, loaf. 70c. Roman Five per Cents., 103%. Spanish Actives, 21%%%. Spanish Passives, 4%. Belgian Bank, 1,450 f. 1,452 f. 50c. Portuguese Loan, Three per Cents. 22 1 4. Hzytian Loan, 470 f. 460 f. BXCHANOR ON LONDON. thie month, paper, 25f. 50c.; money, 25t. 47%c. Ilirec months, paper, 25f. 35r. money, 251. 35e, LAST PRICES. Five per Cents. 107 f. 65c. Three per Cents. Sof. 50c. Bank Actions, 2,692 f. 50c. Romans ' 105 Belgian Bank, 1,452 f. 50c. Portuguese Three per Cents., 22%. Hayti., Loan, 460 f. Spanish Actives, 21%. Spanish Passives, 4%. We annex the following resolutions received this day, relative to the disputed territory in Maine. " Resolved—That the maritime frontier, and the extensive interior position of this state, are in a defenceless and exposed situation, and we rely with confidence that the f e d era l Government will cause suitable fortifications to be erected for the defence otthe same. " Resolved, That the erection of a strong fortification in some eligible position in the eastern section of this State, is imperatively and loudly called fur, by the increasing necessity of extending the protection of our laws to the citizens living in that vicinity. Resolved—That our Senators in Congress be instructed, and our Re presentatives requested, to use their influence to procure suitable appro priations for the objects contemplated in the foregoing resolutions. " Resolved—That the Governor be requested to send one copy of his message to the Legislature, in relation to fortifications, and one copy of these resolutions to the President and Vice-President of the United States, to each of the heads of department at Washington, and to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress." HAYMARKET THEATRE. We have much pleasure in quoting the following admirable, and on the whole very just, critique from the Morning Adver tiser, not having had the opportunity of witnessing Miss Elphinstone on her second appearance as Julia. This young lady is indeed a great acquisition to the stage, and must awaken the dormant feelings of the playgoing public, by re calling the by-gone glories of tragedy in all their beauty, freshness, and intensity of pathos : The admirable drama, The hunchback, was repeated at this theatre on Thursday night. As the public were already familiar with the merits of the piece and the abilities of the principal performers—with one ex ception—the chief object of interest to the critic was Miss Elphinstone's personation of Julia, a character, as regards the poet's creation, which for power of conception, and truth of delineation, is, perhaps, un equalled in the whole range of dramatic literature. In proportion to the high-toned and conflicting passions to be represented in nearly every scene--feelings of the most intense and adverse nature struggling for ascendency—is the difficulty of the actress undertaking their por traiture. There is not, perhaps, on the stage, at the present day, any actress capable of developing the character in the full height, depth, and variety of its passions and emotions ; therefore it cannot be considered the slightest disparagement to Miss Elphinstone to observe, that while in many passages she realised to very perfection the concep tion of the dramatist, in many others she failed to embody or make pal pable those inward workings of the mind and heart—those fierce and terrific conflicts of the pa3ssions—which so essentially constitute the character. Her transitions of feeling were sometimes too abrupt, leaving sentiments disjuncted which should either gradually blend toge. ther or combat for supremacy, and, by suffering one feeling prematurely to subside or another prematurely to intrude, depriving the per sonation of its continuity. To this remark, however, there were some brilliant exceptions. In the scene where her gay and lively cousin, in revenge for his treatment of Julia, devises schemes to mortify Clifford in his reverse of fortune, her enunciation of " Helen! Helen I hate you," was given with incomparable effect, and contained in a single phrase a whole volume of emotions. Wherever an un mixed or individual passion was to be portrayed, whatever its intensity, nature's self could not desire a more perfect representative. In being led off the stage by Master Walter, after he has snatched from her and torn to pieces Clifford's letter, without allowing her to peruse it, her attitude and manner of fixing her gaze upon the frag ments of the epistle, as if she would by some basilisk fascination conjure them of their contents, was a splendid specimen of art. Her acting, when her part in the dialogue was to listen, though not always responsive to the feeling coincident to the language of her interlocutor, was, in the scene where she receives the rebuke of Master Walter, after he has allowed the tempest and torrent of her own passion to subside, most powerfully expressive. 'We could enumerate many other instances wherein her representation of the part left nothing to be desired, ann with the interest inseparable from the character, itself held the sympathies of the audience irresistibly en chained. The more salient points of the character she generally dashed off with great truth and power, but in those delicate subtleties of senti. ment—felt only by the few—wherein the strongest passions are re strained by fine-wrought motives, firm as adamant, though tremulously light as the gossamer, and effective only when coherent, the illusion was not always so complete as we could have wished. This was especially the case in the scene where Clifford, as the Secretary, presents the letter of Lord Rochdale : there was a want of co hesion in the representation, though it was in a great measure redeemed by the triumphant manner in which subduing, after a fearful contest, the tenderer and more impassioned prompt ings of woman's heart, she rose indignantly to vindicate the respect due to her sex and station. Nature has endowed Miss Elphin stone with many of the attributes essential to success in her profession— a good, voice, which a slight peculiarity of intonation can scarcely be said to mar; a figure, which skilful dressing and drapery could not fail to make finely impressive ; and a brow which occasionally reminded us of the regal grandeur of Siddons. These, if moved and directed by that high-born, incommunicable impulse from within, which no in struction or drilling can teach or transfer, will be certain to achieve for Miss Elphinstone a place with the most eminent of her profession. MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY (THIS DAY), TWELVE O'CLOCK. We have received this morning a New Brunswick Paper of the 31st March, which contains a long message from the Governor, relative to the North-Eastern boundary. The following is one of its passages ; " I think that the most cursory examination of the correspondence and movements on the part of Great Britain, must satisfy any one that the leading object which her diplomatists have had in view, since the result of the arbitration, has been to destoy or lay aside the treaty line, to lead us away from the clear, unambiguous, definite terms of the treaty, and involve us in interminable discussions, propositions, and replies, in relation to conventional lines, no one of which will be accepted, unless it gives to them a large part of our territory," . A second message was sent to the Senate and House of Representa tives, stating— " I feel it my duty respectfully to call your attention to the propriety and expediency of taking some measures before you separate, to express and urge the claims and rights of the State in relation to the fortifica tions and defences upon our coast and rivers. Former Legislatures have called the attention of the general Government to this subject ; but the works have not been as yet cumnsenced, and it is unnecessary for me to enter into a detail of the reasons which at this moment parti cularly justify and require a strong and urgent representation addressed to the general Government on this subject. Maine ought not to be left defenceless, or exposed in so many points any longer. If her claims are presented by you as representatives of the people, in respectful but strong language, we may confidently trust that they will not be ne glected or postponed at this important crisis." THE FUNDS. We have no arrivals this morning of any consequence ; consequently both the British and Foreign Markets continue in the same state as for these several days past. NVe have no accounts as yet of the Great Western steamer having been met with at sea on her passage to New York. Consols opened at the leaving otfprices of yesterday, 931 for the Account, and the same for Money. Exchequer Bills, 68 70 prem. ; India Bonds, 77 79 prem. ; Bank Stock, for Money, 2051 206 ; India Stock for Money, 2701 2711. In the Foreign Market, Spanish Active, 201 8-, with Coupons ; Pas sive, 44 5;• Deferred, SA ; Portuguese, 321 ; Three per Cents., 22 22A ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half, 54 541. The above prices may be quoted as nominal at present. There is scarce a bargain doing. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. 92%% Ditto Bonds 3 per Cent. Cons. 93%% South Sea Stock — 3% per Cent.........._........ Old Annnities ..—... .. Ditto 11,0 1007,114 New Ditto — New 3% per Cent 101%34 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751_ New 5 per Cent... - Exch. Bills, £l,OOO 6B 70 pen. Bank LougAnnuitiestoexpire Ditto ..... —........500 63 70 pm. Jan. 5, 1860... l5 1-16 Ditto Small Oct. 10, .850 Jan. 5, 1860 ' 15 % 1 Ditto Advertised Jan. :'l. 18 80 ... .. Bank Stock for Ac count... ..... Aprß 5, 1880 — India Stock for Account — Consols for Acconnt Jan. 5; 1870.... l 93% PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Peruvian Bonds Austrian Bonds 103% Ditto Account ..... Re: an Bonds ..... — ....... .. Ditto A: count . Portugueseßonds Brazilian Bonds ....... • 76l¢ Ditto New 80ng5.....,.., . 32% .... Ditto Account — Ditto Account Buenos Ayres Bonds — Ditto, 3 per cent.... .. ......... 22 Ditto Acco un t l4 Ditto Account hilliak Bonds Prussian Bonds Ditto Russian Bonds, 1822 Ditto Acco un t Gliumbian Bonds Ditto ACCOIIIII. C o l um bi an Bonds, 18-24 — Spanish Bonds i 5 ,t., Account Danish 3ancls ... ...—... Ditto .tccount Greek Bonds...—. ............... French, 5 per cent.......... _ f....., Ditto Bonds, 1825 ----- 4 per cent. ......... --1. —c. —.--. 3 per cent.. ---- Exchange f. —s. Ditto Account per cent. , Dutch, 24, per eel , ' 541 6 per cent. ... ......... Ditto Account ..... ..... ..... Account ou t° — Ditto, :.-. per cent 99% 100 Neapolitan — Ditto Account PRI CES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. 11 eoxi Di tty coa ..lio .Accountn,i 5 LoßGEarlaisnttsdiegsorio'nnw:C,lnoPoluianißCltSoiierenlys.pilialnagnihydl w a A m ay y ß r ( s aN h Pa 5 : 5 5 : Londonl n a d , W ne sauet and r t i.da e an r sci dj ß tßu a uhni i ar i n ntr w ts iazionytn:Conhmm RailwayEpxa ..... 5 „«,,,,,,,, 5 deliv Brighton Railway Company ..... 65 London and Blackwall Railway iiwz ew) s ............... .............. A . . .Y . ............. 2 41 : 45is 1 7:1( 5 :4. Northern and Eastern Railway Co u li a l Y, GN an eon . y . l o l ....... Aspbalte, Claridge's Patent Do 8riti5h... .. ..... Do. London Bitumen Bastcnne and Gaujac Bitumen dxm 1L0nd0nktr,..................... Venice .............................. ................... .. ....... 1: 66 Oitto, at sight .................. 12 5 Leghorn 4B M A-itwetp... ....................... 2 1 t 2 s 6 5 31 .............. .................................. •.• . B. 2 1133 5 '1 3 5 3 41.6 P N a a l p e l r e n s m Ditto ....... .............. 3 Ns. 25 95 Lisbon ......... Per Share. Mi 4 3 4 92% 9 3 4 4E, 63 4 ' 173 26% 1% 9 434 Museillec. ....................••• '26 5 .................................. 53 Rio ianeiro._ flou rd eau x Frankfort on Maine, Ex. M. 154 PeterAbingh, ruble. .... .3 Us. 10 3 0 .......................... Vienna, effective fl ...... M. 10 14 Trieste .. ....ditto lO 16 1111drid 1533414 .13 B lboa .• 35 13 I rcelona 35 S will 5 • ....... ............... 28 8ahia................. . 25 Buenos Ayres .................... New York, 21 days' sight Philadelphia 46 PRICE OE BULLION, PER OZ. Portugal Gold, coin el) 0 0 Foreign Gold, in bars 3 17 9 New Doubloons New Dollars Silver, htys. standard 4 123's HALF-PAST ONE. Both the British and Foreign Markets continue in the same dull state as in the previous part of the morning. Consols are a shade lower at present, and may be quoted at 934 for the Account and Money. Ex chequer Bills, 68 70 ; Bank Stock, 20.51, ; India Bonds nothing doing; India Stock, 2704 '271. Spanish Active, 201 ; Portuguese, 32 % ; Three per Cents„ 2214 ; Dutch Two -and-a-Half per Cents., 54i; Belgian, 103 i ; Brazilian, 76k. In the Shdre Market little doing. Bastenne Asplialte fallen to 1 % premium. Consols for Account, 93i. THREE 0' CL 0 CK. Scotsman. • Lord Advocate, we understand, leaves town for O xenf l o l r t d h C m a a s y tl . e this evening-, and sets out to-morrow morning, with Mrs. Murray and Mrs. Rigby, for Cheshire, whence he will proceed to London in the beginning of the Antrobus will give a grand concert of vocal and instrumental music on the Terrace, Piccadilly, on Satur loleniey-street, on Tuesday, the 7th May. r. Parnther will give a grand musical soiree, in week. _ Scotsman. Esterhazy gave a grand dinner yesterday , at P the Au str i an Embassy, to his Highness the Italian Prince Odeschalchi, the Duke of Wellington, Duchess of Cannizzaro, Count an d Countess Bathyany, Count and Countess Cho rittskY, the Marquis of Douro, Lord and Lady Powerscourt, Baron Lebzeltern, and Chevalier Hummelauer. His Ex_ cell etleY and the majority of his guests afterwards went to the Marchioness of Downshire's Ball, in Hanover-square. Major-General Sir John Gardiner has bought one of the splendid mansions in Eaton-place for his future residence. h Theilon. M a j or K e pp e l, son of the Earl of Al bemarle,s been appoint e d High Sheriff of the county of Leitrim for the ensuing year. Captain the Honourable Jocelyn Percy, brother to the Earl of Beverley, has been granted a pension by her Ma jesty, for " good service." The gallant officer was late in command of the Canopus ship of the line, on the Mediter ranean station. Se lthor Carvalho and family have taken their de parture, we understood in the Transit steam-vessel, for Lis bonr ; and th ese i s a strong impression in the city that it is f the p urpose of resuming his former position as Minister of Finance, ELECTION COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) STIRLINGSHIRE. The Committee met this morning at eleven o'clock, and remained in consideration for half an hour, when Counsel and Agents having been called in, Mr. W5nD, the Chairman, said the Committee had determined that the vote of William Bow was improperly put on the poll of Mr. Forbes; that it should be removed, and put on the poll of General Abercrombie. This put the petitioner in a majority of 2. Mr. TuESIGER said that Mr. Forbes felt it to be his duty to defend the majority which had sent him to Parliament, however small it might be; that majority bad now been reduced, and the contest would now resolve itself into a scrutiny. Considering the vast oxpence of such a contest, and as there was no certainty of final success, Mr Forbes had acceded to the advice of his counsel, and withdrew from the eontest at that early period, i❑ justice both to the Committee and his honourable opponent. Mr. Sergeant MEREWEATUER, after acknowledging the handsoMe manner in which his opponent had acted; prayed that the seat might be assigned to the petitioner. The Committee then resolved that Mr. Forbes was not duly returned as Member for Stirlingshire; that General Abercrombie was duly elected, and ought to have been returned; and that the petition was neither frivolous nor vexatious. GREAT YARMOUTH, The Committee met at eleven o'clock. Mr. Barth (the late Mayor of Yarmouth), as to whose alleged absconding, it will be recollected, such a stir was made in the House of Commons by the Tories a few nights ago, attended, and produced the poll books. He was examined by Mr. WRANGIIAM (Counsel for the petitioners) thus : When did you receive the summons to attend the Committee ?—On the 17th instant. When did you first come to the agent for the petitioners ?—On Thurs day, the 26th, Were you in Londo❑ in the interval ?—Witness declined to answer any questions relative to his engagements, or residence, during that period. The Counsel for petitioners applied to have the question pressed upon the witness. Mr. TIIESIGER (for the sitting Member) contended that Mr. Barth having arrived and produced the poll-books the question was irrelevant. The Committee deliberated with closed doors, and then decided that the question might be . put. On it being accordingly repeated, Mr. Barth refused to answer it. Mr. WRANGH/01 said he would now leave the witness in the hands of the Committee, trusting that they would commit the witness for a contempt of their authority t 4 the custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms till Monday, when the House met, that then they might report to the House his contumacy. After some discussion, the Chairman said that it would be con. sidered adviseable by the Committee that the question should not now be pressed, as it would be inconvenient to put the parties to the expense consequent on stopping the proceedings till Monday, which must be the result of adopting the recommendation of the Learned Counsel for the petitioners. Mr. Sergeant MEREWETHER (for the petitioners) agreed to postpone this question. Examination continued—The poll-books were in witness's custody between the 17th and 26th at his residence. They were in a carpet bag, under lock and key. 111 r., WRANGLIAN—Where was the carpet-bag ?—ln my bed-room ? (A laugh.) Where was that room 2- Witness declined answering the question. Did you receive any letters, between the 17th and 2 Gth, from Yar. mouth ?—Yes, one—strictly on business ; it had nothing to do with the election. Where did you receive it P—At a house in Martin's-lane. Where was it from ? The question was objected to. The Committee signified that this line of examination should for the present be postponed. ➢ir. Barth was then examined as to the proceedings at the election. HULL. The Committee met this morning at eleven o'clock. The vote of Mr. Robert Lee, a merchant of Hull, was struck off, on the ground that he was a briber. The vote of Richard Barnett was objected to, on the ground that he was a paid agent; but the evidence not having been sufficient to iden tify the voter, the objection was overruled, and the vote retained. The vote of Richard Wood was objected to on the same ground. Robert Thorley, a messenger at the Shakspeare, stated that Wood was also a messenger ; that Wood had breakfast on the morning of the day of polling, for which he did not pay ; that he also had a breakfast at the Blue Bell free of expense, and received a breakfast card at the Committee room. This was the only witness called in sup port of the objection, and the Committee unanimously agreed that the vote should be retained. The vote of Thomas Potchett was next objected to, on the ground that he and a portion of his family had been treated on the morning of the election day. The vote was decided to be good. Mr. RUSHTON stated, that in consequence of the decision of the Com mittee on the last vote, be should not at present trouble the Committee with cases that came under that class of objections. The vote of Henry Hilkin was then objected to on the ground that he was an alien. Evidence and the arguments of Counsel upon this vote occupied the Committee for the remainder of the day. The Committee adjourned at three o'clock, and the Chairman stated they would give their decision after the objection on Monday. CHANCERY COURT.-(THIS DAY.) The Lord Chancellor did not take his seat in Court to-day till half-past twelve o'clock. IN TIIE MATTER OF GOREN, A BANKRUPT. The LORD-CHANCELLOR gave judgment today in this case, which was heard before his Lordship a short time since. The case came before the Court upon a special case, in the nature of an appeal, for the judgment of the Court of Review, ordering a gentleman named Cutt,who had purchased au estate of thebankrupt nearChertsey, to specifically perform the contract. His Lordship, after going at considerable length into the case, stated his opinion to be, that the Court of Review was not entitled to assume the jurisdiction it had done, and he should, therefore, discharge the order, but without costs. Nothing of public importance occurred in the other Courts. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING. We subjoin a list of the Stakes, Plates, &e., for this Meeting, with the nominations, omitting such horses as are not in training. MONDAY. Fifty Pounds, for four years old and upwards. Lastjthree milc3 of B.C. A Gold Cup, value 40 sovs. (handicap), by subscription of 10 sovs. each, for three years old upwards. A. F. Handicap of 10 sovs. each, for three years old and upwards. T. Y. C. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, for three years old. T. Y.C. Win ner to be sold for 200, &c. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, h. ft. R.M. 8 Subs. Mr. Sowerby's Caligula, Mr. S. Stanley's c. by Buzzard, out of Flame's dam ; Lord Exeter's Brother to Cactus, Mr. Bowes's Jagger, and the Duke of Grafton's Chemist (31b.) Phoenix has paid. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, h. ft. A.F. 3 Subs. Lord Suffield's Cowboy, 7st. 91b; Mr. Wilson's Quicksilver, 7st. 91b ; and Duke of Richmond's Skilleygolee, ist. Match, 100 each, h. ft. D.M.—Duke of Portland's Bcetian agst Lord Tavistock's c. by Taurus, out of Mysie, Bst. 71b. each. Match, 300 sovs., 200 ft. T.AL M.—Lord Lichfield's The Carpenter, sst. 71b., agst Lord Suffield's Caravan, Bst. 41b. Match, 200, h. ft. D.M.—Lord Chesterfield's Scroggins, Bst. 91b., agst 11r. Thornhill's Medizabal, 7st. 71b. Match, 200, h. ft.—Duke of Portland's f. by Priam, out of Tra gedy, agst Lord Lichfield's f. by Priam, dam by Whisker. The latter not in training. TWESDAY. The Queen's Plate, for mares. R. C. The 2,000 Guineas Stakes, a Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, h. ft. R.AI. 29 Subs. Duke of Richmond's Hooghley, Duke of Richmond's c. by Sul tan, out of Goldpin ; Mr. Houldsworth's c. by Sultan, out of To relli ; Lord Lichfield's Tableau, Lord Suffield's Bamboo, Lord Jer sey's Abdallah, Lord Albemarle's Bullcalf, Mr. Bowes's Gonfalon, Mr. Osbaldeston's Allerston, Lord Exeter's brother to Cactus, Lord Exeter's Alemdar, Lord Exeter's Velveteen, Mr. Watts's c. by Humphery Clinker, out of Bubastes's dam ; Mr. Watts's Dash, Lord Chesterfield's c. by Medon, out of Tranby's dam ; Duke of Beaufort's Inuendo, Colonel Peel's St. Vitus, Mr. Bond's c. by Reveller, out of Scurry ; Mr. Bond's c. by Partisan, out of Bustle ; and Mr. Thornhill's Saintfoin. Besides these there are Grey Momus and five others trained at Stockbridge, of whom the Grey only is expected to run. Phcenix is scratched. Sweepstakes of 300 sous. each, 100 ft., for four years old.- B.C. 10 Subs. Lord Exeter's Troilus, Lord Exeter's Adrian, Mr. Greville's Mango, Lord Chesterfield's Mango, and Mr. Osbaldeston's Mic Mac. Match, 200, h. ft. A.F.—Mr. Thornhill's Egeria, Bst. 61b., agst Lord Sullield's Cowboy, Bst. Match,loo, h. ft.—Lord Lichfield's Cassandra, Bit. 91b., agst Mr. Pettit's Anne Boleyn, Bst. 21b. Ab. M. WEDNESDAY. Fifty Pounds for four yrs old and upwards. B.C. Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each for three years old. D.M. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each for three and four years old. D.M. Winner to be sold for 100, &e. Sweepstakes of 501. each, h. ft., for four years old T.Y. C. Lord Jersey's Pocket Hercules, 7st. 111 b ; Lord Stradbroke's Fifer, 7st. 111 b ; and Mr. T. A. Smith's Captain Rock, ist. 21b. THURSDAY. The Queen's Plate for four years old and upwards. R.C. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each for three yrs old. First half of Ab. M. The winner to be sold for 50, cSce. The 1,000 Guinea Stakes, a subscription of 100 each, h. ft., fcr fillies. D.M. 22 Subs. Duke of Richmond's Guava, Mr.. Houldsw orth's Lady Sophia, Mr. Houldsworth's f. by Filho, out of Virginia; Mr. Osbaldeston's The Fairy Queen, Lord Jersey's Glenara, Lord Lichfield's Viol e t, Lord Albamarle's Barcarolle, Duke o f Grafton's Unique, Lord Exeter's Velveteen, Lord Exeter's Romania, Lord'Exeter's Mecca, Colonel Peel's Wave, Mr. Bond's Sister to Glaucus, and Mr. Bond's f. by Lapdog, out of Nina. Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each. D.M. 3 Subs. Lord Suffield's Cowboy, Bst. 121 b. ; Lord Lichfield's Cassandi a, 7st. 101 b. ; and Duke of Richmond's Hooghley, 6st. 41b. Match, 200, h. ft. T.Y.C.—Mr. Thornhill's Egeria, 9st. 21b ; ags: Lord Chesterfield's Anchorite, 7st. 21b. Match, 300, h. ft. Ab.M.—Lord Chesterfield's Scroggins, Sst. 91b., agst the Duke of Richmond's Mus, 7st. Sib. FRIDAY. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each for three years old and upwards. D. M. The winner to be sold for 100, &c. Sweepstakes of 10.sovs. each, for two years old. T. Y. C. Handicap of 10 sovs. each, for three years old and upwards. T. Y. C. The Newmarket Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft., for three years old. D. AI. 17 Subs. Lord Exeter's Alemdar, Lord Exeter's c. by Sultan, out of the Duchess of York ; Lord Exeter's Romania, Mr. Cookes's Willibert, Duke of Portland's c. by Priam, out of Mango ; Duke of Portland's c. by Teresias, out of Souvenir ; Duke of Portland's Bcetian (Thebes colt), Mr. Bond's Sister to Glaucus, Mr. Bond's c. by Partisan, out of Bustle ; Mr. Bond's c. by Reveller, out of Scurry ; Mr. Bond's f. by Lapdog, out of Nina; Duke of Rutland's Tivoli, Mr. Newton's c. by Cetus, out of .leannetton ; General Grosvenor's Daedalus, Lord Albeu:2.rle's Masquerade, Duke of Grafton's Olis, and Lord Stradbroke's Bcggerman. Match, 300, h. ft. A.F.—Lord Lichfield's The Carpenter, 121 b., asst Lord Exeter's Troilus, Bst. 21b. Match, 300, h. ft.. First three miles of B.C.—Mr. Greville's Mango, Bst. 121 b., agst Lord Exeter's Velure, Bst. 21b. Match, 100, h. ft. D.M.—Lord Suffield's Cowboy, Bst. 91b., agst the Duke of Richmond's Skilleygolee, Bst. Match, 200, h. ft. T.Y.C.—Mr. Thornhill's Saintfoin, Bst. 12th., agst Lord Wilton's Sister to Bamfylde, Bst. Match, 300, h. ft. D.M.—Lord Suffield's Caravan, est. 91b., agst Mr. S. Stanley's Rat-trap, Bst. 21b. Match, 200, h. ft. D.M.—Lord Suffield's Bamboo agst the Duke of Beaufort's Inuendo, Bst. 71b. each. ASPIIALTE OF SEYSSF i k - 7-7 7' 0 THE EDI 7' OR OF THE A••• ;•7;.;•i•- Sia,—The formation of a Conapan:i at Liverpool, f • .0 )1 Asphalte of Seyssel into Lancashire and the Norther! slitrit i it imperative on me t o no ti ce a repoft w hi ch has 'nen # i i4beti : oti.sfy ? 1 , circulated in that town, viz., that the Pout du Car Vt.', Parts A • , paved with another mas ti c. NVhether this report is the effect of ignorance, or ims /4;::!. , , of deceiving the p u bli c, it i s not lOr me to offer an oplifil Vtifilkt4 the bridge in questio n i s pave d w i th the Asphalte of Seyssel, and wit '• no other, is a fat nworioris to every scientific pencil' in the French ca. " !ultra. The mastic upon this bridge, notwithstanding its oscillations are as great as those of the Hammersmith or Menai briiiges, shows no indi cation whatever of wear or tear, though exposed to the extreme cold of -winter, the heat of summer, and the constant passing of passengers, for - nearly three years. The latter obse - . - vations would also apply with equal force to all the works executed by the Seyssel Company, among which may be named the Place de la Concorde, or Louis. V's, the Rue de Bi voli, the Pont Royal, the Covalry Barracks on Quai d'Orsay, &c. if no specimens in our own country existed of what might be pro duced from coal tar, sand, and other combinations, we have only to proceed to Paris, and examine the Boulevards, (excepting the Boule vards des Italiens, which is also paved with the Seyssel mastic) which show the innumerable reparations rendered necessary by the late wiirter, and the folly of attempting to impose such materials upon the public. Since the introduction of the Asphalte of Seyssel, no less than five applications for patents in England for pretended Asphalte discoveries have been rejected, and more than one Company publicly announces. an intention of making carriage roads on precisely the same prim ciples as laid down in my specification. It now only remains to be seen how far a court of equity will sanction the infringement of my patent. I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, 3, Regent-street, Waterloo-place, April 27. R. T. CLARIDGE. • NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. PouTsmouvi, APRIL Harbour.—The 1'2.0, fla g , p ship; Victory, 104, ordinary guard ship; Exce gunnery shi Madagascar, 46; Pantaloon, 10; Lightning ane Messenger steam vessels; and tenders, Fanny, Emerald, and Gos-samer. In the B: sin.—The Bellerophon, 84; Termagant, gun brig; and Arrow cutter. In Dock—The Royal George yacht. At Spithead —The Lily, 16 ; and Modeste, 16.. Arrivals, Sailings, &c. during the Week.—On the 21st, came back from the trial cruize, the Lily, Modeste, and Pantaloon, the Modeste having decidedly beaten Lily, and held her own with Pantaloon. On the 23d, arrived the Lightning steam vessel, to be in attendance on the Earl of Durham. -The Madagascar went out of dock. In the afternoon. anchored at Spithead her Majesty's ship Portland, with the flag of Rear-Admiral Briggs, bringing invalids from the Malta and Lisbon sta tions. On the 24th, sailed the Hastings, Charybdis, Lightning, Dee, and Messenger. On the 26th, the Lightning and Messenger returned from accompanying the Earl of Durham in the Hastings, that ship hav ing got such a fine breeze, that their being with her was rather an im pediment than otherwise. Sailed the Portland, for Plymouth, to be paid off. On the 27th, sailed the Pluto steam-vessel for the Eastward. On' Monday evening the Earl of Durham arrived, and embarked on the following day. The Hastings was taken in tow by the Lightning as far as St, Helen's, and sailed in company with the Charybdis gun brig, and Lightning and Messenger steam vessels. The Dee steamer unfortunately grounded in the Wash Way, and did not get off again till nine, p.m., the Hastings and small craft awaiting her joining at the back of the Isle of Wight. They then proceeded together till off Ply mouth, when the Messenger and Lightning parted company, the: Hastings, Charybdis, and Dee, having at that time a fair and strong wind. The utmost dispatch is being used in the equipment of the Madagascar and Bellerophon ; the former has had a new main and rnizen mast, and the latter a new foremast; the destination of both is Canada. The ships next for commissions at this port are the Herald, 26 ; Actmon, 28; and Orestes, 18. The Lily will sail in the course of a day or two for Rio Janeiro and the Cape of Good Hope, no further trial between her and the Modeste being necessary, as she has been beaten beyond any doubt. The Modesto will await the return of the Rover from South America to have a trial cruize, when she will proceed to join Admiral Elliot on the Cape station, his son taking command of her, and her present commander taking the Rover, on her being re-commis sioned, in lieu. (From the Devonport Independent.) H. M.B. BUZZARD.— Her Majesty's brigantine, Buzzard, Lieutenant B. Fox, Acting Commander, arrived here on Monday evening, from the Coast of Africa, last from Sierra Leone. She had been ordered to Portsmouth, but was obliged to put into this port, for want of water.— The intelligence communicated by her is of a very melancholy descrip tion. It appears that the squadron has suffered dreadfully. Amongst the most recent deaths are the following officers, t—Lieutenant Com manders Rosenberg and Deschamps, of the Forester and Bonetta brig entities ; Mr. Jolley, Assistant Surgeon ; Mr. Paul, Clerk in Charge; and Mr. Roberts, Clerk Assistant. In addition to these, are sixteen men of the Bonetta, and seventeen of the crew of the Forester, exclusive of Lieutenant Roscnburgh. The „Etna. has lost one Assistant Surgeon, one Midshipman, thirteen seamen., five mariners, and five boys. The Raven her Second Master, Assistant Surgeon, one Mate, and seven men. The Curlew had neither Clerk in Charge nor Assistant Surgeon. She had lost one Second Master (Mr. Howell), one Assistant Surgeon (Mr. Martin), one Clerk in Charge (Mr. Morley), and about twenty-seven of her crew—if not more; and was out at sea in a sickly state, when last heard of. .The Pelican had, as yet, only lost two of her people; the Saracen one. The Dolphin had recovered from her sick. ness, and was cruizing in the Bights. Her Majesty's ship Scout had been despatched by Commander B. Popham, of the Pelican, the senior officer in the Bights, in search of the I: ‘ aven, which vessel had put to sea from Cape Coast Castle, in a, very sickly state. The Buz zard had suffered greatly from sickiv.ess, the fever having gone t h rough the whole of her crew, with th ree or four exceptions only. She has lost one Commander, one. Acting Master, one Assistant Sur goon, and several men and, boys., and returns to E ng l an d with out a Mate, Midshiptnan, or Master's Assistant on board, and with several men short of her complement. Her present Commander, Mr. Benjamin Fox, has been her only Mate these last two years and up_ wards, and had the command of her given him by Captain Vidal, of the .Etna, the senior officer at Ascension. He has served three sucetisive periods of commission on that sickly station, and has twice had foyer in the Buzzard. Mr. F. Seddall, the clerk in charge, has also served three commissions, and had the fever as many times. Mr. J. W. - Elliot, her present Assistant Surgeon, has undergone an amount of fatigue almost unparalleled. In the first instance ,he was seat from the Columbine to the Dolphin, after the death of her Assistant Surgeon, and there remained until the more sickly state of the Buzzard (without a medical officer) ren dered his removal necessary. He then took the fever himself, afterwards recovered, and, to finish, was sent on shore at Ascension into quarantine, to attend the Bonetta's officers and crew, during her dreadful sick. ness. The Buzzard's success, in making .captures, stands unp ara ll e l e d on the coast. The followin g i s th e list :—EI Formidable, Spanish brig, after a sharp action of 45 minutes, carried by boarding, with 712 slaves ; Iberia, Spanish schooner, 313 slaves; Bien Venido, Spanish schooner, 433 ditto ; Semiramis, ditto, 477 ditto ; Norma, 236 ditto ; Ligera, Spa nish schooner, 198 ditto; Mindello, Portuguese, 268 ditto; Felicia, Spa nish brigantine, cut out of the River Bonny by the boats, under her pre_ sent commander, containing 401 slaves; Famosa Primera, Spanish schooner, with a valuable slave cargo; Jooen Carolina, Portuguese, 42. slaves; Atalaya, Spanish schooner, 119 ditto; Olimpia, Portuguese, 284 ditto; Serea, ditto, 22 ditto; also Feliz, in company with Thalia, with 597 ditto, making a total of 4,483 slaves. This vessel hiss been con stantly at sea, during the whole period of her commissiral (three years and ten months), and brings home one officer (Mr. May, the gunner), and 17 people of her original crew of 58. She has has no less than eight commanders during the above period, one surgeon, three assistant sur geons, one acting master, two second masters, seven mates, two mas ter's assistants, and two clerks in charge. The squadron, under Rear-Admiral Sir P. Campbell, K.C.11., were stationed as follows, when the Buzzard left Ascension, and according to the latest accounts : —The Thalia, 46, flag-ship, at the Cape, waiting to be relieved; Pelican (se. nior officer), in the Bights ; Scout, in search of Raven ; /Etna left Ascension same day as Buzzard (19th February) for the same purpose as Scout; Bonetta and Forester at Ascension, in quarantine; Curlew, not known—at sea sickly; Saracen, all well, going into Sierra Leone, on the 7th March, for prize crews, and provisions for squadron in the Bights; Fair Rosamond, Dolphin, and Waterwitch, cruising in the Bights; Pylades and Leveret to the eastward of the Cape. The fol lowing are the latest changes, on account of deaths : — Lie'at. J. L. R. Stall, from Buzzard, to command the Bonetta ; Mr. Benjamin Fox, se nior and only Mate, to command the Buzzard; Lieutenant Nott, of the /Etna, to command the Forester. The following is an extract from a letter received on board the Buzzard, from an officer on shore at Sierra Leone. It bears the sub joined appropriate date : " Golgotha, alias Sierra Leone, Sunday, 11 P.M., 4.th March, 1838. " What a fearful account to take to England! This far exceeds any former years ; but it appears to hare been wholly confined to the seafaring people. 1 regret to inform you of the death of Mr. Field, Mate of the Bonetta. , He died about a fortnight ago. In the same week, five men of the Scout died. The Conflict hulk having been used as a hospital ship, for yellow fever, by the Harpy, whilst atSierra Leone, and a fever having broken out amongst the different prize crews, the result was 15 deaths. A schooner came in, this d'ay week, prize to the Snake, Lieutenant Miller, a Mate, and crew, frorr, Jamaica, bringing intelligence that the Harpy had arrived at Barbadc,cs, with the loss of all her Q.,97cers—not one exception. Mr, Jolliffe, Mate of the Griffin, who came in her, to condemn a pr;.ze of bers, (the only officer on board), and more than twenty c,f the crew, dead. The Curlew borrowed from this garrison a Staff Assistant Surgeon. They had not been ten days away, when they returned, reporting his having died a few days before. A vessel was hired, to take to the Gambia Lieutenant Nicolls, Ensign Saunders, - .and Assistant Staff:Surgeon Haw. thorn: the first and last died two drys before her arrival. You max re.nember Walker, in John Hamilton's employ—he is dead. Norcot,t, the Queen's Advocate, Messrs. Savage and Wheehlon, Mr. TionieJl's young daughter, Mr. Williams, merchant, old Captain Thompson, har bour master, Mr. Cole's young clerk, and nearly all the new arrivals, have been sick with this horrible fever, viz., Mr. Macaulay, tl,ie Com missary Judge, Messrs. Hamilton, Pyne, and Mrs. Pyne, you•,ug Fergus. son, Mr. and Mrs. Morgan, Mr. and Mrs. Hornell, Mr. Terry, and Madame Bonnie." SIERRA LEONE.—The following is an extract film), a letter writ. :en by an Officer of her Majesty's brig Samcen, and just received at this port : H.M.B. Saracen, at Sea, March 7th, 1836. We left Prince's Island on the 13th of January, to communicate with Captain Popham, of the Pelican, resf r iecting the sickly state of the Fores ter, which we found lying at Prince's in a lamentable 'state from sickness. She had lost twenty men since_ her departure from F;lerra Leone, and the rest of the crew, except fo'ar or five men, were confined to their ham mocks. A medical consultation was immediately held, and it was de cided to try the effect of change of air ; hi pursuance of which the ves sel was ordered to the Island of Ascension. None of the officers had diid, but one was dangerously ill. When she weighed anchor, there were not more than six white men able to work. The crew were attacked by fever on thearrival of the vessel at Sierra Leone from England. The Ha yen cutter, surveying near Cape Coast Castle, has lost nearly all her officers and crew by fever. The Pelican and lik.,out are at Prince's Island; the Chil.. tiers off Wydah ; the Dolphin at Accra ; the Columbine, Forester and Itonetta at Ascension ; the Lever et and Pylades at the Cape of Good Hope. '1 here are a great number of 'slavers on the coast ; but the Saracen being a bad sailer, we have not yet taken any. None but fast sailing vessels are fit for such service; those about the size of Captain Sy inonds' s,chooners are best ; all his vessels have been successful. When we 14: the squadron all were pretty healthy. About two months since the Governor of Prince's Island died, and the natives revolted and re fused to pay what was due to his wife. Captain. Popham went to the is:and with several vessels, and the affair was arranged and a new Go ornor elected. We have just fallen in with the Buzzard, on her way to England, and she gave us some melancholy news. The coast gene. r lly is very sickly. We de'iained a suspicious schooner on the 2d of March, under Portuguese colours; she is called the Mcanana. We are now taking her into Sierra Leone to be condemned. The Hon. William Ashley, secretary and treasurer t. ,- ) her ;Majesty the Queen Dowager, hai taken a suite of apartments st the C!arendon Hotel, until, his new residence n 6t. James's Palace is completed. •---------- REPAVEMENT OF OXFORD•:• ;TREET.--Last night at a meeting of the Marylebone Vestrymen, it wa s d e t erm i ne d that a plan submitted by a Mr , . 4 binson, for p av i ng Oxford street, with a bitumous com,po.sittion, should b e tr i e d on that. QA- , street, an d P r i nces-stree . part of the road between, Mil ~_